Kemps Creek

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,268 people in Kemps Creek. Of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Kemps Creek was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.8% of the population.

Of people in Kemps Creek aged 15 years and over, 52.1% were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Kemps Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kemps Creek 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.7% were in primary school, 22.1% in secondary school and 18.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kemps Creek, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kemps Creek were Italian 19.8%, Australian 14.2%, English 12.3%, Lebanese 5.6% and Maltese 5.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Kemps Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kemps Creek, 60.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 6.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.6%, Iraq 2.4%, Lebanon 2.0% and Malta 1.7%.

In Kemps Creek, 28.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 48.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kemps Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 33.6%, Italy 15.0%, Lebanon 6.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.2% and Iraq 4.0%.

In Kemps Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 35.2%, Italy 13.6%, Lebanon 5.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.3% and Iraq 3.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Kemps Creek were Catholic 46.1%, No Religion, so described 13.2%, Not stated 11.9%, Anglican 6.7% and Islam 5.6%. In Kemps Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kemps Creek 50.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 10.1%, Arabic 6.4%, Cantonese 4.3%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 3.0% and Maltese 2.5%.

Employment

There were 1,044 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kemps Creek. Of these 58.4% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 6.9% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Kemps Creek, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kemps Creek included Managers 19.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.0%, Professionals 9.8%, Labourers 9.5%, Sales Workers 8.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%.

Of the employed people in Kemps Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 6.6%, Road Freight Transport 5.2%, Primary Education 2.8%, Site Preparation Services 2.3% and Takeaway Food Services 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kemps Creek was $588.

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In Kemps Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.5%, Worked at home 13.0%, Truck 6.2%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Walked only 2.5%. On the day, 3.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kemps Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.8% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kemps Creek, 18.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kemps Creek, 50.1% were couple families with children, 32.3% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

In Kemps Creek, 23.0% of single parents were male and 77.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kemps Creek, of couple families with children, 18.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 17.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kemps Creek, 89.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kemps Creek, 99.5% were separate houses, 0.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Kemps Creek, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 6.6% had 2 bedrooms and 27.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kemps Creek, 42.0% were owned outright, 23.4% were owned with a mortgage and 30.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Kemps Creek, of all households, 87.2% were family households, 11.5% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Kemps Creek, 17.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Kemps Creek, 18.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 50.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kemps Creek, 76.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Kemps Creek, 36.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 63.8% were female. The median age was 16 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Kemps Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,468.

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In Kemps Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $500 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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